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Bowen, Illinois is 80 miles W of Springfield, Illinois (center to center) and 118 miles N of St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Hancock county. The population of the village is 535.
In Bowen, about 61% of adults are married.
In 2000, Bowen had a median family income of $36,429.
Of the housing in Bowen, approximately 75% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the village is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities. Property taxes in Bowen are low by Illinois standards.
In Bowen, 93% of commuters drive to work. It's harder to live without a car in the village than most villages its size.
Comparing Bowen to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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